Anthem
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- AN-thum
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Anthem is a name of English origin, meaning “song of praise or loyalty”. In 2025 it ranked 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Anthem mean?
English: English word, ultimately from Greek antiphona
“song of praise or loyalty”
Is Anthem a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Anthem has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 12 boys in the US.
How popular is Anthem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Anthem, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008. 8 girls were also named Anthem in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Anthem than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Anthem in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anthem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Names like Anthem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avyaan Aarav Archer Atharv Ash Beckham Advik Karter Krishiv Vihaan River Ivaan
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anthem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anthem, updated 20 October 2026.